Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-21

Mr.. Cleveland stepped down, and, standing
aside, allowed the Mayor to MD Mrs. Cleveland
to alieht. Tho President and Mir. Bisscll were
the first to start. They walked, or rather, ran
to the carriage i'll waiting, followed closely by
Mayor Roche and Mrs. Cleveland The crowd
closed in on the lust two, and for the moment
Mrs. Cleveland was us Quo of them. She was
crushed i'll between the lines rather rnthlessly.
But she took 1t good-unturedly. ind her trinity
encascd elbows We're used with astonishingly
good effect i'll pryine open II lane Postmaster
General Villas j. w nonno. Collector Seeberger,
Congressman Lnwler und Dunhnm Commits
sioner Donnersberger, Judge Gresham, Erskine
tl.air carriages i'll the order named best
they could. The crowd paid attention to
them. Tho United States cavalry troops,
soldarly appearing SGT of men, broke into two
phMiunNes, one i'll advance of Cleveland S equip
age, the other bringing up the renr of it. When
President Cleveland struck the reception ut
village, but when the Presidential .our-n- hand,
after It brisk trot up Michigan avenue from
Ihirty-uth street. reached Twenty-fourth
street, the head OF the column, he is believed
to have remarked to MAYOR Roche, Mayor
Roche. from what have seen thus fur to-day,
and calculate Tor tho rest of the march should
infer Chicago had about T. 900 inhabitants. :"
1t is believed Mayor Roche said it hud.
The distinguished guests We're driven rapidly
east ON Twenty fourth street to Michigan
avenue, and thence nortlwurd on that thorough
fare The broad hphnlt roadway OF Michigan
avenue was encroucned upon by hundreds OF
si,.lltseers, i'll spite of tho efforts OF city and
par. Police and mounted ordcrlics, and OF troops
OF the second division drawn up i'll front OF tie
sidewalks awaiting the marching by OF the first
division and the order to fall into line. AS the
chief Marshal Lnd his aids approached on q
Gullup, there IL tlnultuous scurrying of
the crowd for both sides of the street. and then
came On Troop OF the First United States Cav
airy the pavement of The broad and beautiful
avenue resu,,nding to tho tramp OF their horse
lloof4 The men, sitting firmly und erect, kept
their horses aligned and looked like "trGmuli,ls
ting pride" of any rash pedestrian who would
cross their path.
A cheer from tens OF thousands of throets
ret the air and sweliod AMI echoed northwaru
alol!g the avenue, while hundkerchiefs and
starry flags by the hundred and the thousand
puttored and waved from windows and house,
tops and the Presidents carriage drove in view.
It WAS drawn by four horses spirited and
prancing, with positions, and contained be-
sides I'resi eut Cleveland and his wife, Post
master General Vi.ns and Mayor Roche. The
President sut i'll tho rear seat with his head
uncovered and ht his left was the first lady OF
the land" There WIS gratited and self
cGmplucent look on his face, and a proud but
festrAiued smile uddod interest and kindness
to her handsome and expressive face Both
how ever, looked q little travol-worn, but the
brightness and henftineBs of the scene re-
lie ted it's tones in their faces.
Following the Presidents carriage came ono
which attracted an interest only second to that
which rested upon his own. This contained
Gen Terry. U. S. A.; Col Daniel Lamont, Col
George T. Bssell. of buffalo. President Cleve
land former law rertncr, and Del u, Bryant